The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the results of its Fall 2024…
karnottFebruary 10, 2025
In a featured article published today in Frontiers in Science, researchers from leading Canadian institutions…
karnottFebruary 7, 2025
Cerebellar nuclei (CN) neurons serve as the primary output of the cerebellum and originate from…
karnottFebruary 7, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Terry Snutch and Dr. Robin Hsiung on receiving 2025 Operating Grants from…
karnottFebruary 6, 2025
Despite recent advances in understanding the connection between the gut microbiota and the adult brain,…
karnottFebruary 6, 2025
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Martin Gleave as the inaugural Chief…
karnottFebruary 6, 2025
Bacterial infections such as pneumonia, life-threatening infection (sepsis), and other severe infections, are leading causes…
karnottFebruary 5, 2025
Characterization and quantification of tumour clonal populations over time via longitudinal sampling are essential components…
sciencecityNovember 1, 2017
Sgs1, the orthologue of human Bloom's syndrome helicase BLM, is a yeast DNA helicase functioning…
sciencecityOctober 30, 2017
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may be a novel approach to eliminate multidrug-resistant bacteria from the…
sciencecityOctober 26, 2017
The first generation of immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1/PD-L1) targeted natural immune homeostasis pathways,…
sciencecityOctober 25, 2017
This work was spearheaded by a former graduate student Michael Jones (5th from left) who…
sciencecityOctober 23, 2017
The striking and ubiquitous in vitro affinity between hemin and DNA/RNA G-quadruplexes raises the intriguing…
sciencecityOctober 20, 2017
When a cell responds to DNA damage it must coordinate DNA repair with changes in…
sciencecityOctober 18, 2017
Much of the published studies have focused on the Atg1 complex from budding yeast Saccharomyces…
sciencecityOctober 17, 2017
Applications are now open for Innovate BC’s Ignite program, which awards up to $300,000 to…
pthomsonMay 30, 2023
All her life, Rebecca Traun has been the subject of countless medical investigation. With a…
pthomsonMay 26, 2023
This month, our spotlight goes to Dr. Bharat Joshi, who is a research associate in…
pthomsonMay 26, 2023
Federal and provincial officials announced $300 million in funding today for the new $700 million…
pthomsonMay 25, 2023
Advances in artificial intelligence technology could save patients from unnecessary polyp excisions and lab result…
pthomsonMay 25, 2023
For more than two decades, BC Children’s Hospital researcher Dr. Megan Levings has been immersed in the…
pthomsonMay 24, 2023
The window of opportunity to participate in a new initiative tackling major threats posed by…
pthomsonMay 19, 2023
Scientists at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR) near Philadelphia…
pthomsonMay 16, 2023
Dr. Veronica Hirsch-Reinshagen (pictured) received a VCHRI Investigator Award for her work on MRI and…
pthomsonMay 3, 2021
A recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Marra is one of the world’s most cited scientists in the…
pthomsonApril 30, 2021
The Distinguished University Scholar awards recognize exceptional members of faculty who have distinguished themselves as…
pthomsonApril 30, 2021
Dr. Michael Cox is the recipient of a 2021 UBC Killam Teaching Prize. The Killam Teaching Prize…
pthomsonApril 29, 2021
The Kastrup and Kizhakkedathu labs at the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) were awarded funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research…
pthomsonApril 21, 2021
UBC cancer researchers are part of a team that has been awarded the 2021 Team…
pthomsonApril 20, 2021
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) facilitates clinician-scientists in their efforts to make new discoveries…
pthomsonApril 19, 2021
On March 31st, ten UBC graduate students took the virtual stage to see who could…
Jacqui BrinkmanApril 19, 2021
